Atlanta sources reported that Indian American Vallabh Sambamurthy, Eli Broad Professor and associate dean of the MBA and professional master’s programs at the Broad College of Business at Michigan State University, has been selected as the Albert O. Nicholas Dean of the Wisconsin School of Business. Meanwhile he is scheduled to begin Aug. 1 at UW Madison and will succeed Barry Gerhart, a professor of management and human resources, who has served as interim dean since February 2018.
Accordingly Sambamurthy has previously served at business schools at the University of Maryland and Florida State University. Furthermore his experience includes faculty recruitment, retention and development, strategic planning and alumni engagement. He is a leading global expert on how firms compete in the digital economy and co-authored “Guiding the Digital Business Transformations: An Executive Agenda.”
Provost Sarah Mangelsdorf said “Vallabh has a wide range of experience in higher education, working with students, faculty, staff and alumni”. “I have greatly enjoyed getting to know him through the interview and hiring process. We are thrilled to welcome such an innovative scholar and thoughtful leader as the next dean of the Wisconsin School of Business.” Moreover the faculty and doctoral students have well-earned reputations for research excellence.
